Ye, Ting-xing

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YE, Ting-xing

YE, Ting-xing. Chinese, b. 1952. Genres: Children's fiction, Young adult fiction. Career: Da Feng Labor Camp, Jiang Su Province, China, 1968-74; Municipality of Shanghai, China, English translator in Foreign Affairs Office, 1978-87; worked in clerical positions in Toronto, ON, 1988-90; Canadian Manufacturers' Association, assistant editor of Canadian Trade Index, 1990- 92; Harriett Todd Public School, Orillia, ON, library secretary, 1993-95; freelance writer, editor, and translator, 1995-. York University, visiting scholar, 1988. Publications: Three Monks, No Water, 1997; A Leaf in the Bitter Wind: A Memoir, 1997; Weighing the Elephant, 1998; Share the Sky, 1999; White Lily, 2000; Throwaway Daughter (young adult), 2003.